Definitions
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- Situated beneath the mammary areola.
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- adjective anatomy Below the
areola .
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In addition, this study is one of the first to provide clinical evidence that nipple piercing is also a risk factor for subareolar breast abscess, with the onset of abscess occurring from one month to seven years from the time of piercing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Researchers at the University of Iowa found the odds of developing primary breast abscess were six times higher in smokers than in nonsmokers, and smokers were 11 times more likely to develop subareolar abscess.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Multivariate logistic regression analysis confirmed smoking as a significant risk factor for the development of primary breast abscess (OR 6.15 [95 percent CI 2.65 to 14.29]), and in the subtype of subareolar breast abscess, nipple piercing was identified as a risk factor (OR 20.26 [95 percent CI 2.01 to
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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